Smith spring metal detector survey
Awarded Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 140L6225Q0022
- Agency
- Wyoming Region Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior
- Awarded
- to ACR Consultants, Inc.
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 140L6225P0023 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 541620 Environmental Consulting Services
- Points of contact
-
- Crystal Martinez crystalm@blm.gov (307) 775-6336
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Region has awarded contract 140L6225P0023 to ACR CONSULTANTS, INC. for a metal detector survey of archaeological sites associated with the Smiths Spring and Sublette Cutoff National Historic Trail. The project involves conducting a comprehensive background files search and field inventory across approximately 10 acres, utilizing metal detectors to investigate a campsite and a 2,300-foot-long corridor. The contractor will perform a Class III inventory, document and evaluate site findings, create cultural property forms, and adhere to Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office standards, with a performance period from June 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025. The awarded contract value is listed as 12340, and the work includes strict protocols for potential cultural resource discoveries, particularly those involving Native American archaeological sites.
Notice text
Contractor shall: conduct a background files search for and an intensive field inventory utilizing metal detectors of the approximately 5 acres representing the inferred campsite and approximately 5 acres representing a 2,300-foot-long by 100-foot-wide corridor centered on the adjacent portion of the NHT trace. In addition, site documentation, evaluation, and updates as needed based on the results of the survey and geophysical investigations. The boundaries of the geophysical investigation areas can be adjusted or expanded to better define anomalies in Area margins, as allowed by the scope and budget.
Contractor shall adhere to Class III inventory and reporting standards as defined by the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office Format, Guidelines, and Standards for Class II and III Reports. Adherence to Wyoming SHPO Metadata GIS and Photographic Standards is required. All diagnostic artifacts shall be described in detail and photographed with an indicated scale.
Contractor shall complete Wyoming Cultural Property Forms with NRHP eligibility determinations for all newly discovered cultural resources. Site forms for the Smiths Spring and Sublette Cutoff NHT shall be created/updated with any new information that is derived from the results of the inventory and geophysical investigations.
The contractor must possess a current BLM Wyoming Cultural Resource Use Permit (CRUP) for this project-specific work, and will follow the permit stipulations. The contractor shall also adhere to Wyoming BLM guidelines relating to cultural resources on BLM administered lands and Wyoming State Historic Preservation Offices Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation.
The contractor must notify the BLM KFO Authorized Officer, by telephone and with written confirmation, immediately upon the discovery of Native American affiliated human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony (as defined in 43 CFR 10.2) and must immediately stop any activities connected with such discovery and make a reasonable effort to protect the discovered remains or objects.
Period of Performance: 06/01/2025 - 12/31/2025 Awarded contract 140L6225P0023 to ACR CONSULTANTS, INC. for 12340 on 2025-05-15.
Notice history
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| Smith spring metal detector survey | Award Notice | |
| Smith spring metal detector survey | Solicitation |
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